Chambers on Internal Audit

October 3, 2011

How Many Auditors Did It Take Last Year?

When I hear jokes about internal auditors, usually I can just laugh and blow it off. After all, there are plenty of jokes about doctors and lawyers […]
September 8, 2011

Generating a Big Impact With a Small Audit Staff – Part II

In my last blog post I discussed how often CAEs of small audit shops lament about the challenges of working with limited resources, and I expanded on three […]
September 6, 2011

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

I had an incredible experience today while preparing to unveil The IIA’s new Hall of Presidents. I was reflecting on the contributions made by The Institute’s […]
September 2, 2011

Generating a Big Impact With a Small Audit Staff – Part I

I often hear chief audit executives (CAEs) of small audit shops lament about the challenges of working with limited resources. In a way, I can sympathize. […]
August 18, 2011

Beyond Cost Savings: Defining the Big-impact Audit

Whether it’s in internal auditing or in life in general, we all aspire to make a difference. We want that feeling of accomplishment that comes with […]
July 28, 2011

The Hunger for Risk Appetite

There is no doubt that when it comes to risk, the internal audit profession is maturing. A few years ago, annual risk assessments were considered a […]
June 25, 2011

Drawing the Line: From Professional Skepticism to Suspicion

I enjoy working with new auditors, in part because they so often see the world in terms of clear black-and-white issues. “Should we do an audit?” […]
June 6, 2011

As Governments Teeter Financially – Government Auditors Can Help

The global financial crisis has played out over the past two years like a “slow motion” train wreck. Following the spectacular implosions of iconic financial services […]
May 20, 2011

Crisis Management: The Inevitability of the Unlikely

Mary Poppins had it right: Impossible things are happening every day. Or at the least, extremely improbable things are happening all around us. In these uncertain […]
April 18, 2011

Better Never Than Late

The iconic Larry Sawyer once observed that “few sources of friction within the audit department exceed that caused by the process of report writing.” Sawyer went on to […]